Month: November 2021

Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, is 8 days of fried foods. Obviously it is much much more for those celebrating it, but for the foodie the food is as much if not more significant. The classic dishes include latkes (potato pancakes), brisket, challah bread and chocolate gelt coins, a…

Producer:  Giovanni Sordo Vintage:  2010 Wine:  Barolo DOCG (100% Nebbiolo grape) Region: Langhe (subregion), Piedmont Italy Vineyard:  Gabutti, in Serralunga d’Alba Alcohol:  14% abv Color:  Clear, medium ruby with slight browning at rim Aroma:  This wine needed time after opening to aerate, the aromas were very closed (link to wine…

Michele Padberg is an Advanced Somm, International wine judge, wine writer, educator & co-owner of Vivac Winery.

Any holiday gathering is the perfect opportunity to dress up your traditional fare with something new and exciting. Choosing wine is no exception. There is so much variety in taste, texture, flavor and oh, those aromas. Can a wine or two carry through appetizer to dessert? The answer is Yes…

Sharyn Kervyn de Volkaersbeke is passionate about wine.  Her entire professional career has been devoted to this Industry; learning and sharing her knowledge with the staff she trains, at lectures, seminars and with fellow enthusiasts in the wine organizations to which she belongs.  She is a member of The Dionysian…

JoAnn is a Certified Specialist of Wine and member of the Society of Wine Educators as well as a Certified Adv. Sommelier earning both an American and Italian Wine Specialist Degree from the North American Sommelier Assn with honors. A Certified Wine Judge who has judged at numerous International, Regional…

Annemarie Morse has a Master’s Degree in Oenology from Cornell University. She is the Director-Elect of Education for the American Wine Society (~7000 members), and an internationally OIV certified wine judge. Her passion for wine and increasing her wine knowledge has led to continued wine education opportunities, currently with Level…